Posts by tenyearsafter

in this movie we come to see who she was to the author through flashbacks that become so entwined with the adult author, a bitter and negative woman, that mary p.'s purpose becomes clear at last and not the disney factory model.

if you haven't seen it, a speech disney gives to her is phenominal in my opinion.

tenyearsafter

I am glad I went to see American Hustle instead!...now that was an amazing bit of film making!

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Is it true? John Denver asks any Witnesses to leave his concert!

by Witness 007 in

version 1. john denver at his concert asks "if there are any jehovah's witnesses in the audience can you please leave.".

version 2. on the johnny carson show he said the same before singing a patriotic song.

johnny carson told denver "see that cameraman there..and that lighting guy...there jehovahs witnesses, alot of witnesses work for me because their honest people..so now you can leave.".

tenyearsafter

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/ordered.asp

edited...sorry Blondie, you beat me to it!

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Is it true? John Denver asks any Witnesses to leave his concert!

by Witness 007 in

version 1. john denver at his concert asks "if there are any jehovah's witnesses in the audience can you please leave.".

version 2. on the johnny carson show he said the same before singing a patriotic song.

johnny carson told denver "see that cameraman there..and that lighting guy...there jehovahs witnesses, alot of witnesses work for me because their honest people..so now you can leave.".

tenyearsafter

Violia...where was this John Denver concert?

These rumors have gone around among JW's for years...I would think that if these things really happened, there would be some video or third party (non JW) verification of the events. I can find none, so for now, I choose to view them as JW urban myths.

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Society stating they have no special Holy Spirit

by cognac in

i remember them stating something to that affect.

does anybody know where this was said?.

tenyearsafter

"We aren't infallible or inspired", but if you don't follow what we say, even if we are wrong, you will be disfellowshipped! Huh?!?

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WHAT JW TYPES DO YOU REMEMBER IN YOUR CONG???

by ADJUSTMENTS in

it seems in most congregations there is always the same personality types of brothers and sisters in each congregation.

self righteous ones.

holier than thou, exemplary, with dc/ca parts every year family.

tenyearsafter

The goofy janitor/uber self-righteous elder

The illiterate elder

The "let's get jiggy"/"now I am unbelievably guilty over my sexual improprieties" sister or brother

The mentally unbalanced publisher

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Just finished Terry's book, "I Wept by the Rivers of Babylon"...

by tenyearsafter in

congratulations terry on a great read!.

if you have not read terry's book, i would definitely recommend you give it a look.

terry is a great writer, and he bravely explores a chapter of his life that many current and ex-jw's won't even relate to...facing the draft as a conscientious objector (co) jw.

tenyearsafter

Here is the Amazon link...I suspect it is available through other sites as well. I am sure Terry can fill in the details...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_6?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=i%20wept%20by%20the%20rivers%20of%20babylon%20terry%20walstrom&sprefix=i+wept%2Caps%2C249&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ai%20wept%20by%20the%20rivers%20of%20babylon%20terry%20walstrom

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Just finished Terry's book, "I Wept by the Rivers of Babylon"...

by tenyearsafter in

congratulations terry on a great read!.

if you have not read terry's book, i would definitely recommend you give it a look.

terry is a great writer, and he bravely explores a chapter of his life that many current and ex-jw's won't even relate to...facing the draft as a conscientious objector (co) jw.

tenyearsafter

Congratulations Terry on a great read!

If you have not read Terry's book, I would definitely recommend you give it a look. Terry is a great writer, and he bravely explores a chapter of his life that many current and ex-JW's won't even relate to...facing the draft as a conscientious objector (CO) JW. Being a CO would normally just require acceptance of alternate civilian service, but not if you were a JW in the 60's and 70's. Terry was just an innocent young man growing up in the Vietnam War Era, and as he unfolds his journey for us, he uses both humor, pathos and horror to bring us in to the experience he and thousands of young JW men faced during that time. He writes in a very readable style...I laughed one minute, and recoiled in the next. Not only does he give his compelling story, but he also gives some very interesting and informative information about the history of conscience and subjection to the "Superior Authorities" of Romans 13:1.

I am of the age that I saw and felt the turmoil these young men felt and experienced, and it caused me to re-live that discomfort. For younger ones, it will show you another chapter of the WT that may make you think if you still have any belief in the shifting doctrines produced out of Brooklyn.

Do yourself a favor, and read this chapter of history that happened not so long ago!